Gov. Gavin Newsom’s High-Speed Rail project is right on track — to becoming an even bigger epic waste of taxpayer money. The state is preparing to shell out a record-breaking $537 million to a key ...

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...

The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking. Edward Norton narrates the story of one of the most unlikely social movements in American history: ...

The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...

After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US, we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) -- State lawmakers and business leaders Monday gave key updates on California's high-speed rail project. Funding for a portion of California's high-speed rail was initially ...

Amtrak's USA Rail Pass allows riders to take 10 trips across the country for a flat fee of $500. I've purchased the pass three times, and though the rides aren't luxurious, they're worth it. The pass ...

Crypto exchange Rails has raised $14 million in a token sale to launch its trading platform combining self-custody and high-speed execution, the company said in a press release Wednesday. The company ...

Somiya Adrees is a writer at GameRant. Her gaming journey began at a young age with classics like Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (all of which she ...

Spending a month on Amtrak wasn’t like a road trip or hopping between flights—it was its own world. Time stretched, landscapes transformed, and strangers became companions in a way that rarely happens ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brin is a Toronto-based contributor who covers physical retail. Apr 23, 2025, 01:32pm EDT Rails opened its second Washington, D.C.

Every Sunday at St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia, the Hilleary family — mother Michelle, father Brian and five children — receives Communion at the altar rail. “It creates a more sacred space ...